Don't get hit with a lawsuit- Do you know the rules behind publishing images?

For those of you that are a little more old-fashioned … http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search you can run through all the options there, along with more refined inputs (in case you don’t know the search operators :D). There may be potential issues with such a search though. Keeping in mind I’m not a legal expert – my understanding is that there are certain situations where there are primary and secondary permissions; such as pictures taken within venues may need the venue owners permission. Similar may apply for pictures with people in them, you may need their consent. (This of course assumes that what I’ve read over the years is right, and that I understood it correctly.) Image copyright can be a PITA. I’ve had clients that have been hit due to Designers using images they shouldn’t. There’s also been issues when staff have left, and their creative works have caused ...